What did you do to your truck today?

[Hagelin]

Paint!

[mud.man.rj]

Now that is blue and more blue, looks good.

[markeb01]

Originally Posted by CRGRS 66

Removed the cracked intake, and working on installing the new edelbrock performer. Doing some clean up in the process. Called it a day so the paint can dry on some bits and pieces. Should have it all back together tomorrow. As the manifold is aluminum, I installed SS pipe plugs in the heater, temp sender, and extra vac ports. Careful not to over tighten of course

Coming together nicely and looking good. Interesting and nice to see you still have the late 60's draft tube/smog adapter. They work great and are the easiest solution for converting to a smog valve, but like a lot of other 45+ year old parts they are becoming increasingly difficult to find.

[lwb66step]

Originally Posted by Hagelin

Paint!

Looking good
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[Fastest32]

Installed rear tj springs and cut a coil and a half!! Looks 100x better.
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[lwb66step]

Pics? I have tjs on my 63. Just curious to see mine comp to yours
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[64shortbox]

Originally Posted by Fastest32

Installed rear tj springs and cut a coil and a half!! Looks 100x better.
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Pics, Pics, we want pics! All the hard work you did you need to show off the fruits of your labor.

[Fastest32]

Originally Posted by 64shortbox

Pics, Pics, we want pics! All the hard work you did you need to show off the fruits of your labor.

[CRGRS 66]

Originally Posted by markeb01

Coming together nicely and looking good. Interesting and nice to see you still have the late 60's draft tube/smog adapter. They work great and are the easiest solution for converting to a smog valve, but like a lot of other 45+ year old parts they are becoming increasingly difficult to find.

I was wondering about that adapter. I had been wondering where the PCV valve was, it was in line, hoses were so tight together I overlooked it. Not having a sandblast booth, I wire wheeled it (and a number of other bits, and painted it with aluminum coloured rust paint. Should have all back together tomorrow except the distributor. I ordered an electronic conversion kit from Performance Improvements, should be in Tuesday. I will post a pic tomorrow of the PCV RD adapter once it is re-installed.
Thanks for noticin!

[CRGRS 66]

Originally Posted by Hagelin

Paint!

That looks awesome. I am glad the truck I settled on has a 283, but I would have loved to have had a 6! Please be sure to put more pics up as you go, can't wait to see it in the engine bay

[CRGRS 66]

Originally Posted by Fastest32

Installed rear tj springs and cut a coil and a half!! Looks 100x better.
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tj springs?

[CRGRS 66]

Originally Posted by Fastest32

Very nice stance, I plan to lower my front end 2.5, but kind of want to leave the rear where it stands. I am older than my truck, so I like the rake look, mild rake mind you.

[Fastest32]

I set it down after i cut the springs and before i did the rear and it looked pretty cool. I wish I would've taken a picture. It sits pretty level now.
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[dantimdad]

My son and I got the front clip just about disassembled today.

We'll finish it up tomorrow and blast the cowl parts and start the smoothing process.

Next up after that, is blasting and sanding the inner fenders and core support in prep for painting.

Steven

[lwb66step]

I like the stance how's it ride? Did you change shocks? Mine seems to sit lower in the rear on the tj coils but I heard that there are different spring rates to tj coils depending on the model of jeep they came on
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[CRGRS 66]

Originally Posted by Fastest32

I set it down after i cut the springs and before i did the rear and it looked pretty cool. I wish I would've taken a picture. It sits pretty level now.
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very nice looking truck sir!

what are TJ springs?

[lwb66step]

Originally Posted by CRGRS 66

tj springs?

Yessir the tj model jeep wrangler has coil springs that aren't as heavily rated as ours and also are tapered allowing direct bolt in with the rear retainers allowing a 2 inch drop
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[CRGRS 66]

Originally Posted by lwb66step

Yessir the tj model jeep wrangler has coil springs that aren't as heavily rated as ours and also are tapered allowing direct bolt in with the rear retainers allowing a 2 inch drop
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Well... you learn something new every day, especially when you are new in town like me! Thanks lwb66

[lwb66step]

Here's mine after I cut the front but with the stock rears still on it

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Here it is with 1997 - 2006 tj coils and Monroe sensamatic shocks part #310000 the entire drop cost me 65 dollars and 2 hours

[Fastest32]

It dropped mine about 4". Rides really good so far. Stock shocks too
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[ctandc]

Finished tearing the old 230 down. Crank is clean and out. Cam is clean and out. Broke the cylinder glaze with a hone, then gave the block a good bath. Dried it off, then wiped the cylinders down with WD40.

Masked off the block for primer / base / clear.

Soaking the main caps now in parts cleaner, tomorrow I'll bolt up the timing cover and oil pan before paint.

After that I'll soak the pistons in parts cleaner and polish the crank.

[a37lesalle]

It was actually yester day, but, got the interior sprayed with clear coat and the exterior has its first coat of clear. Today plan on start putting interior back together. Wish I could post some pics of the 62 chevy but have not figured that part out yet.

[CRGRS 66]

a37lesalle, to upload pictures, first click on "Post reply" when you do that if you scroll down you will see "Manage Attachments", click on that. In the new window click on "Choose File" Then locate the picture you want to upload on you PC. Then it goes back to the "Choose File" screeen, you can select another pic if you wish, or click "Upload", it may take a few seeconds to a minute depending on the number of pics, and the file size.
NOW, LET'S SEE SOME PICS!!!!

[steve'62]

I plugged my new intake, applied some "bling", painted engine compartment and tried to clean everthing up the best I could. Also replaced cap/rotor, re-ran fuel line, new fuel filter ect ect. Here are a couple before and after pics.

[markeb01]

Nice improvement!

Originally Posted by steve'62

I plugged my new intake, applied some "bling", painted engine compartment and tried to clean everthing up the best I could. Also replaced cap/rotor, re-ran fuel line, new fuel filter ect ect. Here are a couple before and after pics.